Recognised as Colour
#68652E
- #68652E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#68652E is a yellow with RGB values 104, 101, 46 and HSL 57°, 39%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#68652E#68652E
HEX#68652E
RGBrgb(104, 101, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3961, 0.1804
RGB percentages40.8%, 39.6%, 18%
HSLhsl(56.9, 38.7%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 55.8%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 55.8%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,646
CSS custom property--colour: #68652E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#979AD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E3168
Analogous#68482E, #4E682E
Triadic#2E6865, #652E68
Split complementary#2E4E68, #482E68
Tetradic#2E6848, #2E3168, #682E4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R104
G101
B46
Red104 (40.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue56.9°
Saturation (HSL)38.67%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 65 · B 2E
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